http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/index.php Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:03:56 -0500 Phorum 5.2.10 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?3,1558,1558#msg-1558 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?3,1558,1558#msg-1558 dendarnell Memorable Moments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:13:14 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1557,1557#msg-1557 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1557,1557#msg-1557
She was a faithful member of Reynolds Temple CME Church where she participated in numerous activities. She was a graduate of Anderson High School Class of 1962 and attended Winston-Salem State Teachers College.

Aretta worked for Piedmont Airlines, now US Airways, retiring with 32 years of service.

To cherish her memory is her brother, Donald L. Adams, Sr.; sisters Sherlane A. Hill, and Doris L. Adams of Winston-Salem, and Gloria A. Ivey of Atlanta; nieces Monique and Camille Ivey of Atlanta, Janet Thomas, and Jennifer Sharnele Hill; nephews James Thomas, III, Donald Adams, Jr, William R. (Mary) Hill, of this city and Geoffrey Hill, New York; six great nephews and nieces; uncles Clarence (Geneva) Sim-ington, Gartha L. (Lillie) Simington of Winston-Salem and J Carnell (Mary Lee) of Minnesota; aunts Eloise Sim-ington, Ernestine Simington of the city, and Delray McDonald of New York; special cousins Ruth Oree and Vicki Taborn; special friends Sharal Reed, Blondie Glenn, and Linnie Clark, special family friend Maurice Jackson and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held Friday, November 20, 2009 at 12 noon, with services at 12:30 p.m. at Reynolds Temple C.M. E. Church, 2935 North Glenn Avenue. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.

The family wishes to thank everyone for their numerous acts of kindness during this time of bereavement, especially Dr. Grote and the staff of Forsyth Cancer Center, Forsyth Medical Center EAU and ICU, former co-workers at US Airways, and the Reynolds Temple CME Church family.

The family can be reached at the home of a sister, Sherlane Hill. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Reynolds Temple CME Church Scholarship Fund. (Clark S. Brown & Sons)

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 11/19/2009]]> Don Shanks Obituaries Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:26 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1556,1556#msg-1556 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1556,1556#msg-1556
Just found out that U.S. Airways/Piedmont Airlines retired employee Richard Brown passed away a couple of weeks ago. I was told he had cancer.

This information came from someone who attended Richards Church. We have no additional information at this time.

Please pass this information on to others.
Thanks
Gabe]]> Don Shanks Obituaries Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:35 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1448,1555#msg-1555 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1448,1555#msg-1555 Chris Elberfeld Around the System Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:28:12 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1547,1554#msg-1554 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1547,1554#msg-1554
Sorry you couldn't find the PI group!. Am I the only one who can't copy and paste on this forum?]]> Chris Elberfeld Around the System Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:18:24 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1490,1553#msg-1553 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1490,1553#msg-1553
One of the good guys, probably the best I ever worked for. I'll drink one for you tonight Bob. God rest your soul........and



"GO TO PLAN B !!!!!!"


Randy Hudson]]> Randy Obituaries Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:22:15 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?2,1549,1552#msg-1552 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?2,1549,1552#msg-1552 Bill Sebastian (Sebo) Great Piedmont Stories Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:40:19 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?2,1549,1551#msg-1551 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?2,1549,1551#msg-1551
My only question is this: I was not aware that PI had 727LR a/c until the mid 1980s. Indeed, PI's service to the left coast did not begin until summer 1984 (LAX). Was the 1977 date referring to DEN service, perhaps??]]> sbtinme Great Piedmont Stories Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:14:15 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1547,1550#msg-1550 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1547,1550#msg-1550 I couldn't find this website.
If you are a member could you send me a friend request?

Jerry Melton (Jacksonville Florida)

Profile Pic is a shark, thanks

Worked in ORF-JAX from 72-97]]> Jerry Melton Around the System Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34:04 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?2,1549,1549#msg-1549 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?2,1549,1549#msg-1549


Any discussion of the recent tragedy of Air France flight 447 brings a somber feeling to all, especially Aviation personnel. As was sadly reported, on June 1st the Airbus 330, en route from Brazil to Paris crashed into the Atlantic…killing all aboard. However, there is a PIEDMONT connection to the event. During the apparent breakup of the Aircraft, messages were sent automatically to ground stations in the final moments of that doomed flight. As the media has reported the messages were sent by a system with the acronym ACARS. ACARS stands for Automatic Communication and Reporting System.”

THE PIEDMONT connection!
***

(For those familiar with flight operations procedures...please bear with me.) A basic rule is that the Airline “dispatch” must know the status of any flight at any time....on ground, en route, etc. Since the beginning, Piedmont had met this requirement by having “Company” radios at all stations the Airline operated. Soon after take off, the Flight crew would initiate a radio call to the just departed station. A typical radio transmission would give the FLT. Number - OUT time (leaving gate) and OFF time (leaving runway). The Station agent would acknowledge the transmission...turn to his teletype and send the flight number and times to Dispatch and all the down line stations.

With the beginning of Piedmont flights to the west coast...this “private” notification system was not available....Piedmont had no stations within the range of the route of the flights to the west coast. A temporary fix was for the flights to call ARINC ground stations along its route which in turn sent the necessary info to the Piedmont Dispatch center In Winston Salem. This was very expensive as the ARINC ground stations, made up of personnel, facilities, and radio transmitter/receivers were quite costly.

***

It was sometime in June, 1976, in the hotel on the grounds of the O’Hara Airport in Chicago. Bill Sebastian (avionics) and Captain Jack Tadlock were attending a meeting with ARINC (Aeronautical Radio Inc) and several major Electronic manufacturers. This meeting was to discuss the design and implementation of a new data link system, (eventually named ACARS). Prior to this meeting, Piedmont had conducted discussions via letters and phone calls with the various manufacturers to build the new system. The discussions were not successful …and this “face to face” mission was to convince “someone“ to design and build the new system.

This “last ditch” meeting had not gone well...none of the manufacturers would agree to build the new system. In fact, the meeting was about to adjourn ...when Captain Tadlock stood up and asked the moderator if he could address the attendees. (A few minutes before Captain Tadlock stood up he had been quietly told a little story by Bill Sebastian.) It seems that Bill was wearing a new digital watch he had ordered from an Avionics magazine. After telling Captain Tadlock the little watch had the equivalent of hundreds of tiny transistors (this was before the modern day “chips” that represent thousands of components) and only cost twenty bucks...and that his (Captain Tadlock) own Seiko was an electronic marvel for this day and time.

The moderator acknowledged Captain Tadlock and Tadlock made his pitch. “I can’t believe that none of you are willing to tackle this problem,” he loudly exclaimed in a booming voice…“here in my hand is a simple digital watch containing the equivalent of thousands of components.” ...holding up the black faced plastic cased watch. Then he took off his Seiko and said, “Do any of you have a Seiko?” Holding it up in the air…“look at it and then tell me you can’t build this system we call ACARS.”

Tadlock was still standing ...when a person stood up and said, ”we’ll build it!!!” This Company was Teledyne Controls and thus began the ACARS system. Soon the Piedmont Avionics department and the Flight operations were working with Teledyne to design the system. Within a few months the system was designed and the wiring and components were begun to be installed in Piedmont’s A/C. The first A/C to get the new system was the long range 727 A/C since they were flying to the west coast. The first ACARS equipped flight took place in May, 1977.…32 years ago

The basic ACARS system used sensors/switches to capture the ON/OFF times (air -ground circuit) and the IN/OUT times (cabin door and engine oil pressure switches). The “tail” number (N) number was hard wired into the ACARS processor. The system then automatically transmitted a digital signal soon after becoming airborne to an unmanned radio on the ground. This data was then sent electronically to ARINC’s facilities in Chicago that processed the data and sent it to the designated recipients. At this time in Piedmont’s history, the data was sent to the EASTERN AIRLINES computer center in Miami which processed the data and sent it to the appropriate Piedmont locations.

(the basic system also sent the payroll numbers for the Flight crews…Pilots and Flight Attendants…but that’s a story for another day!!! Any one interested can e mail me)

Piedmont had pioneered, help design, and FAA certified the present day ACARS system and was the first Airline in the world to utilize the ACARS system. Over the years the system has been greatly expanded and is probably utilized by most all Airlines today

Another first for Piedmont - The PACEMAKER

W. E. Sebastian July 7, 2009 Wmsebo@triad.rr.com

P.S. Another feature of the ACARS system was the ability of the “ground” personnel to contact the flight while in the air. This feature was called SEL-CAL and was utilized when necessary. Basically…it reversed the procedure .

Recent media reports that this SEL-CAL feature was utilized by ground personnel trying to contact the “lost for a while” Northwest Flight .

P.S. 2 - If readers “like or dislike” these stories ….please post a comment or e-mail the author.]]> Bill Sebastian (Sebo) Great Piedmont Stories Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:14:38 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?5,1548,1548#msg-1548 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?5,1548,1548#msg-1548 I got a phonecall from another f/a today...
she was working a flight and was talking to a Mechanic in CLT..
he told her that Piedmont a/c did not have a row 13
I don't seem to remember that??

Can anyone verify that???]]> Lori Gibson Crew Lounge Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:09:32 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1547,1547#msg-1547 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?1,1547,1547#msg-1547 There are over 1000 members!]]> Chris Elberfeld Around the System Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:49:17 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?10,1546,1546#msg-1546 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?10,1546,1546#msg-1546 luisrich@yahoo.com. Thanks, Lewis]]> LewisRichardson General Store Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:56:03 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1545,1545#msg-1545 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1545,1545#msg-1545
Jesse was born in Charlotte, NC, November 1, 1924, the son of the late John Edward and Elvira Hunter Craig.

He served in the US Army during World War II in New Guinea and the Philippines. After the war he married Elizabeth Kennedy and began his career in aviation, flying for a private company. He became a civilian flight instructor for the military during the Korean Conflict and remained in that position until 1959 when he went to work as a co-pilot for Piedmont Airlines. He retired from Piedmont in 1978 as Captain and was flying the Boeing 737's.

Surviving are his wife, Faye Kennedy Craig, his son, John E. Craig, two daughters, Karen L. Chapman and husband Colin, and Susan R. Hill and husband Jeffrey, and one granddaughter, Katerina Chapman. He was preceded in death by his eldest son, Jesse Richard Craig on November 7, 2009.

The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6 to 7 PM at Andrews Market Street Chapel, Wilmington, NC.

A graveside service will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Oleander Memorial Gardens.

Online condolences may be made to family at www.andrewsmortuary.com

Andrews Market Street Chapel]]> Don Shanks Obituaries Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:41 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?3,1171,1544#msg-1544 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?3,1171,1544#msg-1544 Chris Elberfeld Memorable Moments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:52:05 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1535,1543#msg-1543 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1535,1543#msg-1543 Chris Elberfeld Obituaries Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:39:57 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?7,978,1542#msg-1542 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?7,978,1542#msg-1542 W.W.Cook Retiree Concerns Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:42 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?7,978,1541#msg-1541 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?7,978,1541#msg-1541 W.W.Cook Retiree Concerns Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:10 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1538,1540#msg-1540 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1538,1540#msg-1540
BARBER WINSTON-SALEM - Mr. William Wainwright Barber, Sr., 87, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Salemtowne Retirement Community, where he had lived for the last 16 years. He was born March 23, 1922, in Taylorsville, NC to Clyde G. Barber, Sr. and Leza Johnson Barber. He graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School; and worked for Piedmont Aviation, Inc. from 1941 to 1985, retiring as Vice President Purchasing. He was a life-long member of Christ Moravian Church. Mr. Barber was first married to Betty Simmons Barber, who predeceased him in 1994. He was also predeceased by a son, Preston Reed Barber; two brothers, Clyde Barber, Jr. and Emery Barber; and one sister, Leza Lee Walden. He is survived by his wife, Jean Brewer Barber, whom he married in 1996; one daughter, Virginia Barber Browning of Athens, Alabama; and one son, William Wainwright (Wain) Barber, Jr. of Plantation, Florida. Also surviving are one granddaughter, Katee Neal; one grandson, William Wainwright Barber III, and three great-grandchildren, Clara Elise Neal, Whitney Elizabeth Barber and William Wainwright Barber IV; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Polly Barber of St. Mary's City, MD, two step-daughters, Patricia Labbe and Theresa Ball; two step-sons; and four step-grandsons. A Memorial Service will be held in the Saal at Salemtowne on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, 2009, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Neil Routh and Salemtowne Chaplain, Rev. Linda Browne, will officiate. Private burial services will be held. The family will receive friends after the Memorial Service at Salemtowne. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Christ Moravian Church, 919 West Academy St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101, or Salemtowne, 1000 Salemtowne Drive, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27106. Arrangements are by Salem Funeral Home.

To view/sign guest book, follow this link:

[obituaries.journalnow.com]]]> Bob Reed Obituaries Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:44:44 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?3,603,1539#msg-1539 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?3,603,1539#msg-1539 Kay Holt Memorable Moments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:31:30 -0500 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1538,1538#msg-1538 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1538,1538#msg-1538 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Once again, I find it necessary to bring you bad news. Bill Barber passed away at 1:00 PM today. The obituary should appear in the Monday Winston-Salem Journal. I am told that the funeral will be Tuesday at the Salem Funeral Home. Bill was 87 and has been in declining health for quite a while.

Bob Reed]]> Don Shanks Obituaries Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:37:36 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1537,1537#msg-1537 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1537,1537#msg-1537 KINSTON, NC - Barbara Jean Jackson Reynolds, 63, of 2647 St. John Circle, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at her home.

She was a retired flight attendant with Piedmont Airlines and was a customer service representative in the Presidential Suite for over 20 years. She was fondly known as Ms B and will be missed by all that knew her and loved her. She was a very generous, giving and loving person.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rufus Lee and Bessie Johnson Jackson and her husband, John Blair Reynolds.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 30, 2009 from the Mausoleum Chapel at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston, with Pastor Allen Ham officiating.

Survivors include her step-son, Kevin Harwell of Maryland; her sisters, Dr. and Mrs. Ronald DeWitt of Lansing, MI and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Carlin of Kinston; her niece, Julie C. Burkett and husband, Jeff, Jr. of Kinston; her nephew, Arthur King Kelly, Jr. and wife, Tracy of Bluffton, SC; great nieces, Summer Grace Burkett and Savannah Rose Burkett, both of Kinston and Mary Reagan Kelly of Bluffton, SC; great nephew, Arthur Samuel Kelly of Bluffton, SC; special friends, Gina Blackwell Tribuzio of Winston Salem, Brenda Hynek of Winston-Salem, Carmen and Gerry Dauria of Kinston, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dixon of Kinston, her friend and attorney, Dal Wooten of Kinston, and her beloved feline companion, "Bonnie Blair".

The family will receive friends at the home of her sister, 240 Camellia Street, Kinston.

Arrangements are by Garner Funeral Home.]]> Don Shanks Obituaries Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:25:48 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1536,1536#msg-1536 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1536,1536#msg-1536
Captain Mike Holton's wife, Margie, died yesterday as the result of a fall.
The funeral will be in New Bern, NC at 2 PM tomorrow Oct 21.
Arrangements are with Pollack Wells Funeral Home in New Bern.
Sam]]> Don Shanks Obituaries Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:06:37 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1535,1535#msg-1535 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1535,1535#msg-1535
Cemetery:
Eastlawn Gardens of Memory
530 Dobson Street
Kernersville, NC 27284

Visitations:
9:00AM to 10:30AM on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at First Baptist Church (Kernersville)

Services:
11:00AM at First Baptist Church (Kernersville) on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009]]> Bob Reed Obituaries Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:50:26 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1533,1533#msg-1533 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1533,1533#msg-1533 This is Todd Day, Sky's son.

I'm very sorry to tell you all that Dad lost his fight with lymphoma today at 12:25pm. He had been in the ICU at Baptist Hospital since last Wednesday night. Mom took him there because he was having difficulty breathing. It was determined that he had massive fluid buildup around his lungs. The fluid was due to the incredible expansion of the lymphoma in his body. Thursday afternoon the doctors decided to do a procedure to draw the fluid off of his lungs but Dad was so weak that he stopped breathing when they started the procedure. They put him on a ventilator in order to do the procedure. After the procedure Dad basically lapsed into a coma and never recovered. His organs began failing over the weekend, starting with his kidneys. His heart began failing Sunday morning.

Mom, myself and my wife stayed by him in the ICU all weekend. By this morning the only thing keeping him alive was the ventilator and the drugs they were giving him. Dad remained in a comatose state and never indicated that he was in any pain or was aware of his surroundings. One of Dad's doctors made a statement over the weekend that really made an impression on us. She said, "At some point we have to decide when we have crossed the line from doing things 'for' him versus doing things 'to' him."

This morning we knew in our hearts beyond a shadow of a doubt that we had crossed that line. We made the very difficult decision to withdraw life support and let nature take its course. Dad passed in less than a minute from when the ventilator was removed. We know in our hearts we made the right decision.

Mom has searched for many of your phone numbers and cannot find them among Dad's contacts but I knew we could find your email addresses and make contact.

As of right now arrangements are incomplete. As soon as I know something (probably tomorrow afternoon) I will update you all.

Please take comfort in the knowledge that Dad loved each and every one of you.

If you would like to contact us please either email me
(ptday64@gmail.com) or phone us here at the home (336-996-2693).


-Todd]]> Don Shanks Obituaries Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:26:34 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1532,1532#msg-1532 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1532,1532#msg-1532
Tim Poole
timodee1957@yahoo.com]]> timodee Obituaries Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:36:15 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1530,1530#msg-1530 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1530,1530#msg-1530 William Morgan Obituaries Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:59:02 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?10,1058,1529#msg-1529 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?10,1058,1529#msg-1529









You can get info on mortgages.]]> William1 General Store Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:23:12 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?10,1528,1528#msg-1528 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?10,1528,1528#msg-1528
Any infor please fwd to

GLusk@carolina.rr.com

thanks everyone.....Speedy lives forever in my (and all ours) heart!!!!!!]]> speedyforever General Store Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:49:12 -0400 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1527,1527#msg-1527 http://www.jetpiedmont.com/Phorum5/read.php?4,1527,1527#msg-1527 Carl, aka spanky,scooter was the son of the late Capt Harris Bowen 727/767, and Reba Jeffers Bowen. Survivors include Son John Sterling at home and Daughters Reba Marie at home and Jeanine Walts of Charlotte. Brothers Miles Bowen of Caifornia, Jeff Bowen of Atlanta Ga. Carl worked in DCA,MCO,CLT vistation was on Sept 13 2009 from 200-400pm. Condolences may be sent to mcleanfuneral.com]]> leslie Obituaries Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:20:12 -0400